Ball Kick…
On January 26, 1997, the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XXXI. That championship was the very first title, in my lifetime, for one of the local teams (Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Wisconsin Badgers) that I grew up rooting for. I had...
#BucksIn6…
To the Milwaukee Bucks... THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! It had been 3,817 days since the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV. At times, it felt like a Championship would never happen again for any of the teams that I grew up watching. I have witnessed so...
1991 Future Stars + #1 Draft Picks…
We have finally reached the end of my completed Topps baseball card sets (hopefully you didn’t miss out on the ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, and ‘90 editions). We have also reached the final week without baseball...as a week from tomorrow, the 60 game regular season begins! So with...
1990 Future Stars + #1 Draft Picks…
You’re not sick of this yet...are you?! Hopefully you didn’t miss out on the ‘87, ‘88, and ‘89 editions. Real baseball games are less than two weeks away...barring any setbacks. So with that, I introduce to you, the 1990 Topps Future Stars ranked… 5. Alex Sanchez was...
Future Star (’89 Edition) + #1 Draft Pick…
Spring Training 2.0 is almost underway...baseball is coming back! You know what else is coming back...the Future Star? Wait, what happened to the Future Stars (see ‘87 and ‘88)? Apparently, in 1989, Topps decided to label these cards as Future Star instead of Future...
Future Stars (’88 Edition)…
Baseball is back...I could not be more excited! And you know what else is back, the Future Stars...this time, the 1988 Edition (please tell me you did not miss out on the 1987 Future Stars). In 1988, Topps assigned the following five players as Future Stars in their...
Future Stars…
During this pandemic, I have spent a considerable amount of time looking at my old baseball card collections. On Twitter, I was sharing #aBreweraday for several weeks until I finally ran out of completed Topps sets. So with no baseball yet on the horizon, a friend of...
Glory Days…
Cue Bruce! With no sports to watch for the foreseeable future (I'm dying here), I thought I would put together a list of memorable Wisconsin sports moments...and don't worry, there are no ball kicks on this list. Only full games made this list...no condensed versions...
Transformed and Ready to Win…
All aboard the Cleveland Browns bandwagon! No, I have not changed allegiances (although Cleveland could be referred to as Green Bay East), but I do have a rooting interest in the Browns, as a good friend of mine is a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan...can you imagine the...
I’m back…
On March 18th, 1995, Michael Jordan sent the above fax in response to questions about his future career plans…it simply said, “I’m back.” Jordan, who retired from the NBA in October of 1993, was playing minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in March of 1995...
#BucksDraft…
As the 2016 NBA Draft is only a few hours away, let's look back at the Milwaukee Bucks 1st round draft picks since 2000... 2000 - Jason Collier (15th) Georgia Tech. Collier was traded with a future 1st round pick to Houston for Joel Przybilla (9th overall). The 2000...
Reality TV…
It has been said that sports are the greatest reality television show there is...and I could not agree more. Who would have thought that Dustin Johnson would win the U.S. Open and the Cleveland Cavaliers would defeat the Golden State Warriors (at Oracle) in Game 7 of...
SOH 14…
Another school year is officially in the books...Summer of Hand 14 is finally upon us! The following clip (from one of my all-time favorite movies) pretty much sums up how most students AND teachers looked as they left school this afternoon around 12:45. ...
Long weekends…
Some weekends are better than others...and long weekends are simply the best! This past weekend was one of the most fun times I have had yet, here in California. On Saturday and Sunday we attended BottleRock in Napa...and it did not disappoint. Saturday's highlights...
Comedy night…
Last night, Clara and I took in a stand up comedy show in Oakland (unfortunately, we didn't see Jerry Seinfeld). I had been craving to see some stand up comedy since we stumbled upon a random show while visiting New Bohemia Brewing Company in early February. So this...
Golf explained…
This is how golf is supposed to go... But THIS is what usually happens... And for most of us, this is what really happens... At least it keeps these guys busy... FORE!!! UPDATE: Here is the former #1 player in the world...that is...
Cubs win…
Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win! Holy cow! The Chicago Cubs won their seventh straight game on Sunday (in walk-off fashion) as Javier Baez hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the Cubs a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals...completing a...
In Ted we trust…
The 2016 NFL Draft (otherwise known as Christmas to Ted Thompson) came and went this past weekend (and I'm still not sure I like this Thursday through Saturday format). So, will the Packers 2016 draft class be a success...only time will tell. But what is certain, this...
You gotta believe…
Last Thursday, the NFL released the 2016 regular-season schedule. Somehow this release has generated so much attention from us, the fans, that ESPN had to run a two-hour schedule show and the NFL Network chose to spend three hours dedicated to just this release. I...
RIP Nike+ FuelBand…
After 4,710,354 NikeFuel points, my Nike+ FuelBand has finally stopped working. It was a rather impressive run (as I only had to replace my FuelBand once...compared to my wife replacing her's about four times). I purchased my FuelBand back in February of 2012 through...